Questions tagged [inductive-effect]
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Which substitutent should be placed on axial position in SCl2(OCH3)2?
According to Bent's rule, in $\mathrm{sp^3d}$ more electronegative element is placed on the axial position, so between $\ce{Cl}$ and $\ce{OCH3}$ in $\ce{SCl2(OCH3)2}$ which should be placed on axial ...
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Inductive effect vs electronegativity
Inductive effect is basically a group or substituent pulling electrons from neighbouring atoms giving them partial charges.
Electronegativity is basically how much a certain atom tugs on the electron ...
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Does an electronegative atom which carries a negative formal charge withdraw electrons by induction?
Electronegative atoms withdraw electrons by their inductuve effect. Does this fact remain true even when they are heavily loaded with electrons through negative formal charge? Are these two ideas ...
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Inductive effect of alkyl ammonium groups
Why $\ce{-NR3+}$ has more -I effect than $\ce{-NH3+}?$
And what about order of $\ce{-NHR2+}$ and $\ce{-NH2R+}?$
My attempts
I got idea about electronegativity of carbon atom in $\ce{R}$ is more ...
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Which of the following groups show +M and -I effect?
Which of the following group show +M and -I effect?
(A) $\ce{-\underset{\underset{\huge O}{||}}{C}-F}$
(B) $\ce{-\underset{\underset{\huge O}{||}}{C}-OR}$
(C) $\ce{-O^-}$
(D) $\ce{-OH}$
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When 2-pentene reacts with HBr, what will be the major product?
If we consider the first step (formation of carbocation by the attack of the proton).
A couple of textbooks I referred say that when the substituents on the $\ce{C=C}$ are different, the direction of ...
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Acidity order of carboxylic compounds [duplicate]
Arrange the following acids in decreasing order of acidity:
(a) X > Z > Y
(b) X > Y > Z
(c) Z > X > Y
(d) Z > Y > X
I arrived at option (c) according to -I effect, but the answer ...
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Confusions about inductive effect and acid strength
If one of the hydrogens in the alkyl side chain of ethanoic acid is replaced with an atom of Chlorine, the acid has a larger Ka value. My book says this is since the Cl "borrows" electron density from ...
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Which of the two structures is more stable?
Which of the two structures is more stable?
As far as I know, alkenes with a greater number of hyperconjugating structures are more stable. Hyperconjugation has a greater stabilizing effect ...
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Does hyperconjugation into sigma-star explain methylamine's increased basicity relative to ammonia?
The inductive effect with the polarisation of the C-N bond obviously plays a role in stabilising the positive charge of the conjugate acid. But given the similar electronegativities for C and H, CH3 ...
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Which Carbocation is most stable among the three? [closed]
According to me the answer should be (C) as that Carbocation will be stablized by resonance with Chlorine.
I have read that resonance is the biggest deciding factor about the stability of a ...
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Why is C2H5 a stronger +I group than CH3?
While reading about the basic character of amines, I came across a note which said that $\ce{CH3-CH2-NH2}$ was more stable than $\ce{CH3-NH2}$ as $\ce{C2H5}$ was a stronger +I group than $\ce{CH3}$.
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Stability order of methy benzyl cations?
I know that meta position shown no resonance effect and hyperconjugation effect . So According to the order given I guess Hyperconjugating effect is taken into account as -CH3 has no Resonance effects....
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Give the order of nucleophilic addition reaction in the following -
I am confused that whether we should take only inductive or hyperconjugation effect also into consideration while finding the order. As the answer in the book is only according to inductive effect . ...
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Mechanism of substitution for disubstituted benzene
Here, I count the individual effects of the two oppositely directing groups. I assume that the deactivation of $\ce{NO_2}$ group at ortho and meta positions is higher. While bromination, I get the ...
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Comparing relative negative inductive effect of substituents (dialkyl amine, amine, alkoxide, fluoride)
Which of the following is correct with respect to the negative inductive effect of the substituents?
1. $\ce{-NR2 < -OR < -F}$
2. $\ce{-NH2 < -OR < -F}$
3. $\ce{-NR2 > -OR > -F}...
